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• Czechs still behind in Europe for Internet usage
  While the number of Internet users in the Czech Republic continues to rise, the country still remains behind most of Europe in the total number of users, according to a study released by the Czech Statistical Office. Just over 58 percent of Czechs used the World Wide Web in 2008, with the average in the European [...]
• Poll: Czechoslovakia’s split was correct
  A tight majority of Czechs say the split of Czechoslovakia into the Czech and Slovak republics as from January 1, 1993, was a correct step, according to a CVVM poll.   Thirty-six percent of the polled said the step was “rather correct, and another 16 percent said it was “definitely correct.” Thirty-three percent of the polled [...]
• Most Czechs want to ban smoking in all restaurants
  Over a half of Czechs wish an absolute ban on smoking in restaurants, according to a poll conducted by students of the Medical Faculty of Prague’s Charles University.   The students were also assessing the negative impact of passive smoking, especially on blood vessels, of the restaurant personnel, which was proved in 23 out of 25 [...]
• CBW: Decline in new residential construction slows down
  New residential construction continued to decline in the third quarter of 2009, although at a slower pace, according to data released by the Czech Statistical Office (?SÚ).   In the third quarter, construction of new homes and apartments in the Czech Republic fell by 5.7 percent year on year to 11,234 dwellings, ?SÚ said. Although a [...]
• High expectations for new Czech film 3 Seasons in Hell
  Just a few days after the Czech film Protektor took a prize at a festival in Denver, another ambitious project is just entering the cinemas across the country. The film 3 sezóny v pekle or 3 Seasons in Heli is a debut by Tomáš Mašín. A Czech, Slovak and German co-production has already received praise [...]